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A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph.

The case and the search for Susan Cox Powell is closed, at least for now. “We have no further active leads to develop at this point," said West Valley City, Utah, city manager Wayne Pyle as the police department there declared their investigation over, unless any new leads or evidence is found.

It is the least efficient method of "storm watching" around: for Dana Batch in Marlowe, Oklahoma to get the severe storm forecasting she needs, her brother in Renton, Washington has to logon to the live streaming CBS affiliate in Oklahoma City on his computer, then call Dana in Oklahoma to tell her what they're saying.

Sure enough, Marybeth got the call from FEMA. "Get ready, be prepared," the message said. Marybeth is an agent for FEMA, with experience helping victims in disasters from Hurricane Sandy, to the recent tornadoes in Alabama and Mississippi.